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Hola Papi: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons
John Paul Brammer
4.06 AVERAGE
1.05k reviews for:
Hola Papi: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons
John Paul Brammer
4.06 AVERAGE
I am nowhere close to a gay half Hispanic half white man living in America but somehow this book is still relatable to me. I haven't read in a long while and I read this book within a day. Getting to know JP's life and struggle with identity (race, sexuality, which high school clique is he a part of), relationships, achievements, mental health, self-worth.. It is unique and also somehow universal that I think everyone can relate to it in one way or another. How to Describe a Dick is my absolute favorite chapter. I didn't expect it was going to be about how grim capitalism is. My favorite part of the chapter was: "We want to do worthwhile work, work that satisfies us or at the very least adequately compensates us. We want to feel present in our labor. We want our labor to mean something. These are not outlandish requests, but we make them in an environment that can't fulfill them." I hope there will be more JP books in the future.
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I did once have a friend come out to me in a Buffalo Wild Wings parking lot, so I love the subtitle for that reason.
I have followed J.P. Brammer on Twitter for many years, and I always enjoy his humor and insight. This book is no different! I often found myself staring into the middle distance, thinking about the conclusion to a chapter for a while before moving on to the next chapter. I liked structuring the essays as responses to fictional advice column letters, but it did throw me off occasionally how he addressed said fictional letter writers by their pen names mid-essay, since I had often forgotten those names by that point. Still, there is much to think about here, including race and sexuality, but also depression, love, and the human condition overall. A great read.
I have followed J.P. Brammer on Twitter for many years, and I always enjoy his humor and insight. This book is no different! I often found myself staring into the middle distance, thinking about the conclusion to a chapter for a while before moving on to the next chapter. I liked structuring the essays as responses to fictional advice column letters, but it did throw me off occasionally how he addressed said fictional letter writers by their pen names mid-essay, since I had often forgotten those names by that point. Still, there is much to think about here, including race and sexuality, but also depression, love, and the human condition overall. A great read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
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Heartfelt book that was part memoir, part life tips. Really informative to gain perspective on what folks in the queer community have to deal with in spaces that don’t except them. Really loved it.
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